The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-29

name when L came mere entlfely at
the suggestion of Mr.. Bancroft.
Book canvassing is not disreput-
able occupation. l do not think it
was dishonorable, under the circum-
stances, for a lady to change her
name. Mr.. Gibson always treated
me kindly. / did not care to stay
In the room during his visits, though
nv sister wished me to do so, as
she said would be well entertained.
Mrs. Hoyt took such an interest in
the matter from friendly spirit.
Nothing was thought about Mr.. Glib
sons visit hurting my sister. There
was no harm in his visits. l think
he only visited my sister during the
first week in October. He was very
affectionate toward her before / left
for Maui. / did not see him between
December 18th and New Years
Day. His manner was decidedly
that he was in love with her. / fix
the end of the month of February
or the beginning of March as the
latter part of the engagement. The
engagement was never broken by
Mr.. Gibson. He gave out in May
there was no engagement in exist
ing. Never had any conversation
about the suit before it was brought.
My sister did not intend to bring
it. She expected all the time to
marry him. About the middle of
May she became indignant about his
conduct. Then she spoke of bring
ing q suit. Mr.. Gibson seemed to
forget his cough when he was with
her. 1t was a shallow, raw cough,
but he coughed very little during
his visits. / spoke of the engage
ment to Ena Dudoit, Mrs. Hoyt,
Mrs. Chapman. l didn't carry the
story direct, but it was spoken of.
Mrs. Dudoit congratulated my sister
and me. That might have been the
end of January or beginning of
March. We were sitting on the We
randa at the time, after Mr.. Gibson
had gone away. 1t was before l
went to Maui in March. Never
communicated, confdentially or
otherwiae, anything that passed be-
tween him and my sister-only lit
tie things of no importance. Didn't
tell any one of that remark of Mr..
Gibson's about his hair being gray
and his heart young. L spoke of
the engagement to those people be-
fore going to Maui in March, but
not TO any one else. 1t was no Sc
cret then. 1 never denied it at any
time. Know Mr.. W. F. Mossman.
Never spoke to him parti-
cularly about it. Never told
Mossman at Makawao that it
was not true. He attended to some
business for me-delivered few
books. My sister didn't write to
me to come back to the wedding.
My sister and l conversed about it
before l left. When Mr.. Gibson
invited us to 60 to his party we did
not 90. When Mr.. Gibson came to
the house the Monday after my re-
turn from Maui he called for me in
stead of my sister; perhaps she was
not well. Mrs. Dudoit may have
told him so.
Mr.. Kinney-Why didn't you go
to the birthday party!
Mr.. Neumann-I object.
Mr.. Kinney said that these depo-
sitions were offered in case any
question of the woman's character
might be involved, though he did
not consider anything that had
passed so far tended to reflect
upon it.
Mr.. Hatch said plaintiffs char
acter was unassailed, and if that
course should be pursued by the
defense there would be an opportu-
nifty of bringing in evidence to prove
the contrary.
Mr.. Kinney said that counsel
having claimed that there was moth
ing of the kind in the evidence, he
withdrew the deposition. He offered
them in case silence on that point
might condemn the plaintiffs case.
His Honor thought plaintiffs
counsel could not have done other
wise.
The plaintiffs case then closed.
THE DEFENSE.
H. J. Hart had known plaintiff
since she came here selling books.
Had once spoken to her about her
relations with Mr.. Gibson. 1t was
in witness ice cream parlors, some
time in May, this year. One even
ing about 9 O'Clock she came in with
a gentleman and they had ice cream.
After they had gone the gentleman
returned to buy some cigars. Mr..
Cox, l think it was. The lady
came there again one afternoon
three or four days afterwards. She
had ice cream. was alone. L
said, "Allow me to congratulate
you on your intended marriage with
Mr.. Gibson" She smiled and said,
"Don't you believe it; it is not
true" l said, II thought l should
have to getlyou up large wedding
cake and some ice cream" She was
very lively. Always tried to sell
her books. Was always very plea
SAINT.
Cross-examined-I thought more
of rnolinU m q Cood hill than about